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How Hitler's Nazi propaganda machine tried to take Christ out of Christmas...thought: A swastika-shaped cookie cutter for the kitchen These Christmas tree decorations - shaped like a bomb, a hand grenade and an Iron Cross medal date from the First World War Selected objects from the family's enormous collection... In this article: God, Iron Cross, Jesus, German Army, and Odin |
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Deseret News | November 08, 2009
Poignant holiday for WWII veteran
...none are left. And if they are still alive, they almost assuredly would not be nearby. He was Lt. Schroeter back then, a thrice-wounded, Iron Cross-wearing officer of the Wehrmacht who, for four years, fought on the Eastern Front and...
In this article: World War II, Battle of Stalingrad, Germany, Europe, E mail, Eastern Front, and World War I
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CBS News | October 23, 2009
President Obama's Feud with FOX News
...old as the Republic. FDR was so incensed by the war reporting of one New York Daily News correspondent he tried to present him with an Iron Cross from Nazi Germany. John Kennedy tried to get New York Timesman David Halberstam pulled out of...
In this article: Barack Obama, White House, Jeff Greenfield, Brit Hume, Real News, Spiro Agnew, Cost of living, Socialism, and Means of production
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JPost.com In Jerusalem | October 08, 2009
Grapevine: 'I'll be back'
...business dealings with her husband, who was a horse trader and who had served with him in World War I, after which he had been awarded the Iron Cross. Spiegel, now 97, and the cast came to Israel for the occasion as did Anni Richter-Aschoff,...
In this article: Jerusalem, Israel, Supreme Court, Bill Clinton, and Arnold Schwartzenegger
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Independent.ie | October 04, 2009
BOOK WORM DVD TIME ...
...as the good guys, but here's one to try -- Sam Peckinpah's wonderful Cross Of Iron starring James Coburn as a veteran of the eastern Front and Maximillian Schell as a Prussian officer determined to win the Iron Cross -- at all costs. Explosive!
In this article: DVD, World War II, Saul Bellow, Humboldt's Gift, Sam Peckinpah, Maximillian Schell, and James Coburn
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Starpulse Entertainment News | September 30, 2009
Tera Patrick Splits From Rocker Husband
...is truly an amazing person." The couple's spokeswoman insists both will continue working together as the founders of Teravision and Iron Cross. The rep says, "Tera and Evan remain the best of friends and business partners." This news...
In this article: Tera Patrick, Evan Seinfeld, and Biohazard
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Independent.co.uk - Columnists | September 20, 2009
Dom Joly: My plan to give football a power boost
...heads with large iron bars and holding impromptu Nazi party rallies. So, while a legion of CCTV operators scans the crowds for an Iron Cross or a Luger hidden under a tight-fitting, nylon football shirt, the actual hairdressers on the pitch...
In this article: Bite the bullet, Ian Botham, RoboCop, Guantanamo, and Australia
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Reuters | August 21, 2009
Real-life Saviors inspire riveting WWII drama
...begins in 1943 with the Nazis deporting the last German Jews to death camps. Genial horse trader Menne Spiegel (Armin Rohde) won an Iron Cross fighting for Germany in World War I, but now his country's rulers want to kill him and his...
In this article: World War II, World War I, Locarno International Film Festival, and Veronica Ferres
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Times Online | July 06, 2009
Germany honours four soldiers with new version of Iron Cross
Navigation - link to other main sections from here Germany honours four soldiers with new version of Iron Cross It's official: Germany is again allowed to brag about its military heroes. A politically correct, newly minted version of...
In this article: Germany, Angela Merkel, Second World War, Afghanistan, Democracy, Suicide, and First World War
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Row over new 'Iron Cross'
...a jackbooted German general showing off the medal on his tunic. For these reasons, Germany felt obliged to unveil a substitute Iron Cross award for outstanding military bravery yesterday - while its defence ministry went out of its way...
In this article: Adolf Hitler, Germany, Afghanistan, Social Democrat, First World War, and Berlin
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BBC News | July 06, 2009
Germany awards 'new Iron Cross'
...eagle in the centre, held on a black, red and gold ribbon with oak leaves. It is the Bundeswehr's first decoration for bravery since the Iron Cross was shunned due to its WWII association. The soldiers are being honoured for their bravery...
In this article: Germany, World War II, Bundeswehr, Suicide, Erwin Rommel, and Angela Merkel
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The Iron Cross (German: De-EisernesKreuz.ogg) was a military decoration of the Kingdom of Prussia, and later of Germany, which was established by King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia and first awarded on 10 March 1813 in Breslau. In addition to the Napoleonic Wars, the Iron Cross was awarded during the Franco-German War, the First World War, and the Second World War.
The Iron Cross was normally a military decoration only, though there were instances of it being awarded to civilians for performing military functions. As an example, the civilian pilot Hanna Reitsch was awarded the Iron Cross First Class for her bravery as a test pilot during World War II.
The Iron Cross was also used as the symbol of the German Army from 1871 to 1915, when it was replaced by a simpler Greek cross. In 1956 the Iron Cross became the symbol of the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces. The traditional design is black and this design is used on armored vehicles and aircraft. A newer design in blue and silver is used as the emblem in other contexts.
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